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Sri Lanka has now joined the list of around 30 countries who wish to join the BRICS bloc this year. Taking over the chairmanship for BRICS 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in his inaugural address stated that with the expansion of the global bloc from five countries to 10, more are looking forward to […]

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed condolences following the demise of Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He said that Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and other senior Iranian officials. “I express my deepest sympathies and sincere ...

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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a suspect who had allegedly duped over 100 people and sent them to Russia. The Police said the suspect was arrested in Dehiwala over his alleged involvement in sending 120 people to Russia on tourist visas. According to the Police

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an individual in Dehiwala for allegedly assisting in sending 120 persons to Russia on tourist visas, according to police. .

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දැනට පුරප්පාඩුව පවතින රුසියාවේ ශ්රී ලංකා තානාපති ධුරය සඳහා විදේශ සේවයේ ජ්යේෂ්ඨ නිලධාරියෙකු තානාපති සේවයට යැවීමට රජය තීරණය කර තිබේ.

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The President of Iran was on Sunday night feared dead after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in a mountainous region. The lives of Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amirabdollahian, his foreign minister, were “at risk”, an Iranian official said during a large search and rescue mission. Ahmad Vahidi, the Iranian interior minister, blamed the crash, […]

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Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London Gayathri Khemadasa, daughter of Premasiri Khemadasa, last week expressed regret that Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner, Rohitha Bogollagama, despite an earlier acceptance, did not attend a church choral event at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Portsmouth where she played a role in the musical arrangements. The Havant Symphony Orchestra, under the direction […]

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Reuters reports that Sri Lanka will send a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the situation of hundreds of nationals allegedly fighting in the Ukraine war, according to a top official on Thursday.The post Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war appeared

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State Foreign Affairs Minister Tharaka Balasuriya yesterday (16) disclosed that a high level delegation would be soon leaving for Moscow to inquire into ex-military personnel serving with Russian Army on Russia-Ukraine front lines. The delegation would be led by Defence Secretary General (retd

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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya announced that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives for the dispatch of a specialized delegation to Russia to investigate the welfare of Sri Lankans amidst the on-going Russian-Ukraine war.

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Video: Sri Lankans in Russia-Ukraine warfront: President instructs to send delegation to Moscow ...

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Sri Lanka is to deploy a special delegation to Russia to gather more information on Sri Lankans joining as mercenaries to fight in the war between Russia and Ukraine. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives to dispatch

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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said  that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives to send a specialized delegation to Russia to investigate the welfare of Sri Lankans embroiled in the on-going Russia-Ukraine war. According to the state minister, this delegation

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed to send a team comprising the Defence Secretary, a Foreign Ministry official and a former Sri Lankan diplomat to Russia to look into the Sri Lankans who have joined the Russian military in the Ukrainian warfront, State Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is “absolutely” helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday.The post Indian travelers’ boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.

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At least 16 Sri Lankan military veteran have been killed fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the State Minister of Defence said.

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Video: At least 16 Sri Lankans killed fighting in Russia-Ukraine war (English)

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The Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka has confirmed the deaths of 16 retired Sri Lankan military personnel in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The post 16 Sri Lankan retired military personnel killed in Russia-Ukraine conflict appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri

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By Easwaran Rutnam At least 16 Sri Lankans have been confirmed killed while fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine. State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon said that he has received information that at least 16 Sri Lankans have been killed while fighting for Russia or Ukraine

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Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is “absolutely” helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. “The Maldives issue is … helping us,” Fernando told CNBC, referencing a social media row in January that resulted in a sharp drop in Indian visitors to the Maldives this year. India was the […]

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This month holds a significant milestone as Siddhalepa, the globally acclaimed Ayurveda-based wellness brand, unveils its presence in the Middle East, particularly in the United Arab Emirates. This auspicious occasion celebrated on May 9, at the Pullman Hotel, Diera, Dubai, signifies a new era of holistic wellness in the region. The launch event commenced with […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to replace his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, the Kremlin has announced. The 68-year-old has been in the role since 2012 and is to be appointed the head of Russia’s Security Council. Papers published by the upper chamber

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The Sri Lankan military veterans, who had illegally joined Russian mercenaries and subsequently escaped from such groups in the conflict zones to returned to the island, claim that around 1,000 Sri Lankans are currently fighting in the Ukraine ÂRussia warfront.

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Over 100 Sri Lankans are fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine and 6 have been confirmed killed so far, the Police said. Senior Police investigators told a local TV channel that around 54 Sri Lankans are fighting for Ukraine and 60 on the Russian side. The Police said that they are unable

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Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has announced the establishment of a special unit to gather information on the human trafficking of retired Sri Lankan military personnel to the Russia-Ukraine war through illegal channels.The post Special unit formed to track Sri Lankan citizens deployed in Russia

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Investigations carried out so far have revealed that six Sri Lankans sent to Russia by human traffickers to join the military have died, Police Media Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said.

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On-arrival visa controversy: By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB has called upon the government to explain why the Department of Immigration and Emigration had entered into an agreement with VFS Global-led grouping for the issuance of online visas against the backdrop of SLT Mobitel offering the same service at a much lower cost. Prof. G. L. […]

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Several Sri Lankans have been killed while fighting as mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ministry of Defence said. The Ministry of Defence said that a number of retired Sri Lankan soldiers have joined the Russian-Ukraine war through human traffickers, as members of mercenary groups. “

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